Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc (INSEE 23240) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 410 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 18,015 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 500 (2012) → 410 (2023): -18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 527 (1990) → 410 (2023): -22.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 289, of which 15.9 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boussac): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boussac): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Boussac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Clugnat): 8.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Boussac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOUSSAC_SAPC weather station, 1.3 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 437 m. [10]
The village sits 57 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOUSSAC_SAPC, 1.3 km away at 380 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOUSSAC_SAPC, 1.3 km away at 380 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23064
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Vaumain | 60 | 335 km N | 401 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reux | 14 | 362 km NW | 415 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives-de-Boutonne | 17 | 208 km W | 419 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villesèque | 46 | 227 km S | 409 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 166 km S | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chanteloup | 50 | 399 km NW | 407 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Lespinasse | 46 | 166 km S | 404 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rives-de-Boutonne | 17 | 208 km W | 419 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villesèque | 46 | 227 km S | 409 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Vaumain | 60 | 335 km N | 401 | 15 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reux | 14 | 362 km NW | 415 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup | 50 | 399 km NW | 407 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 49 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-Laval | 03 | 120 km E | 373 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourberain | 21 | 267 km NE | 382 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orges | 52 | 282 km NE | 361 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme | 01 | 251 km E | 367 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéry-Chartreuve | 02 | 342 km N | 378 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 245 km N | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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